The City of Louisburg has launched an internal investigation into former Municipal Judge David Ruder, who recently resigned after reportedly allowing his law license to lapse but continued to serve as a judge. In a media release, the City of Louisburg says Ruder was hired, in part, based on representations that he was a licensed attorney and in December 2022, the city became aware that Ruder allowed his law license to lapse and had never taken the certification examination that allows non-attorneys to sit as a Municipal Court Judge. Within days of learning this information, city officials contacted Ruder and he confirmed the accuracy of the information and immediately resigned.
Ruder’s law license was suspended in 2002 for not maintaining his annual registration requirement and not meeting his continuing legal education requirement.
City officials say that an internal investigation is ongoing, and that Jacklyn Paletta currently is serving as Louisburg’s Municipal Judge.
